Category: Crime/Health

Celestial Church Prophet Shot, Axed To Death During Service

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Prophet with the Celestial Church of Christ, Eagle Parish, Idiroko, Ogun State, Yomi Adetula, has been shot and axed to death during a service on Sunday (today). The killing, according to available information, was carried out before 10:30am by three men bearing a double barrel gun and axe. After aiming the double barrel gun at Adetula, who fell down immediately, the three men followed it up by applying the axe on him to ensure he died. It was gathered that the three men then fled towards the border area…

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CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Winner, Ololade Olatunji, Bags PhD

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘Celebrity Culture and Journalism Practice in Nigeria (2021 – 2023),’ details of the thesis by the Ex-TELL, Ex-The SUN, Presently The Nation newspaper’s Associate Editor + tributes friends penned for the serial award winner whose OND to PhD Communication studies’ journey spanned MAPOLY, LASU, Pan-Atlantic University and Caleb University (PHOTOS)   The 2014 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Winner, Ololade Olatunji, has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in media and communication studies. Platforms Africa reports that Olatunji, who is presently an Associate Editor at The Nation newspaper,…

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HEI Appoints TotalEnergies Ex-Executive GM, Evi Ifekwe, As Board of Trustees Member

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Ex-Afribank, Ex- TotalEnergies,’ meet Ifekwe, the record breaker with 35 years of unparalleled corporate experience   The Board of Trustees of Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) has officially appointed the retired Executive General Manager at TotalEnergies, Mrs. Evi Ifekwe, as a member of its Board of Trustees. Nigeria’s Govt Destroys Lives, I Don’t Want Britain To Be Like That, Says Badenoch Delta State Ex-First Lady, Edna Ibru, Is Dead Platforms Africa reports that this appointment was made during the Board’s meeting on January 10, 2025, following the recommendation of the Board’s…

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‘As Death Rumour Goes Viral,’ Brilliant Doctor Shot By Bandits Survives Attack

ADEOLA YUSUF

    A native of Kankara, Dr. Murtala is an exceptional scholar who graduated as the overall best medical student from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in 2019   The young brilliant Medical Doctor, Sale Murtala, has survived the gunshots from bandit’s attack in Kankara, Katsina State. Platforms Africa reports that this was confirmed by Professor Bashir Kurfi of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, who paid a visit to him at an hosiptal where he is receiving treatment. Three Year-Old Pupil Slapped By Teacher Gets Scholarship to University Level Truck Rams…

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More Details Emerge On Retired AIG’s Wife Kidnapped Inside Her Home

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Ogun State Police Command have confirmed the attack and eventual abduction of the wife of a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, from her residence in the Arepo area of Ogun State. According to available information, Mrs. Odumosu was abducted in the early hours of Friday by heavily armed men. Further investigations indicated that Mrs Odumosu was attacked by four masked men when she was about to enter home. It was gathered that assailants dragged her from her Lexus Jeep and took her through swampy areas to…

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Three Year-Old Pupil Slapped By Teacher Gets Scholarship to University Level

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “Mother is a widow and a cleaner in the same school where the assault took place,” advantage of adversary tale of how firm also gifted the boy two bedroom flat, and one million naira to take care of immediate needs + VIDEO     Remember the 3 year old Pupil slapped repeatedly by his teacher at an Ikorodu, Lagos Nursery School? Watch video here. Now out of the ashes of that sad incident some good things are emerging for the kid. Platforms Africa reports that Gidi Real Estate limited…

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Nigeria’s Top Female Lawmaker, Adewunmi Onanuga, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘Last hours of Ijaya,’ colleagues speak about the late Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives   The House of Representatives has announced the passing of Hon. Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga, who was representing the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State. It was gathered that untill her demise, the late lawmaker served as the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives. Platforms Africa reports that she passed away earlier Wednesday, January 15, 2025, after a brief illness. According to a statement by the House Spokesperson Rep…

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Gospel Singer ‘Beheads Girlfriend’ In Nasarawa

ADEOLA YUSUF

A gospel singer identified as Timileyin Ajayi has been arrested after he was allegedly caught with the severed head of his girlfriend in Nasarawa. The incident occurred on Sunday in Agwan Sarki, Orozo, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The suspect’s arrest was facilitated by an intelligence tip-off, leading security agents to an uncompleted building in the area. The severed head was found in a polythene bag. During interrogation, Ajayi, who also poses as a motivational speaker on TikTok, confessed to the crime. In a now-viral video, he revealed that…

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They Now Call My Wife, Mobimpe, A Barren, Here’s How I Felt – Lateef Adedimeji

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Nobody was there for me when I shot Lisabi, even man who trained me gave me one year to fail,’ Nollywood star opens up on life + why, how he proposed to Mobimpe out of other girlfriends     Nollywood superstar, Lateef Adedimeji, has spoken out on his two-year marriage with Mobimpe, declaring that some people now call his wife a barren on social media. In a chat with a popular podcaster, Chude Jideonwo, monitored by Platforms Africa, the thespian maintained that he received such mockery with no ill feelings.…

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‘Not Ifa’s Choice,’ Oyo Kingmakers Dare Makinde, Reject Owoade As Alaafin

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Null And Void, we never recommended Owoade to the state government at any time,’ full statement by the kingmakers     Kingmakers in Oyo Town on Friday rejected Governor Seyi Makinde’s appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo. The kingmakers, in a letter signed by their legal representative, Adekunle Sobalolu, and addressed to the state governor, declared the appointment of Owoade as null and void; illegal and unlawful. Oyo State government had earlier on Friday announced Owoade as the Alaafin-elect. ‘Ha, Nnkan Nbe,’ The Story Of…

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